Current Events assignment changes

Good afternoon all,

After careful consideration, I have decided to make a modification to the current events assignment. In the interest of quality rather than quantity, I would like everyone to do only 1 article a week in the future.

They will be due on Wednesdays. 1 article, focus on doing a really good job. Select an article from the section you working on in the newspaper for further insight into what you need to be writing.
For example, if you are writing for the news section, only look at the part 1 from the NY Times.
if you are working on the entertainment section, only read from that section.
Make sure to:
label the headline, by-line, date, newspaper and section and style.

Look at the headline, lead, any pictures associated with the article as well as the caption.
Look for direct and indirect quotes.
Length of paragraphs.
The inverted pyramid

Think about how effective the article is. What makes it effective or NOT? Be specific. Use the author's words for support.

Don't forget to reflect - you can think about the content, but more importantly, what questions do you have? What did you learn? What would you use in your own writing? Again, be specific and critical.

Choose your article well - I'm going to require you use the NY Times for your one article.